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Larry's Environmental Issues Blog October 2007 Archive

By Larry West, About.com Guide to Environmental Issues since 2005

Green Halloween Tips: Tricks to Make Your Halloween a Treat for Mother Nature

Monday October 29, 2007
Halloween is spooky by nature, but it doesn't have to be a scary time for the environment. You can have a jack-o-lantern full of Halloween fun while helping to protect ... Read More

Drought Forces Georgia Governor to Declare a State of Emergency

Tuesday October 23, 2007
Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue is hot under the collar about the record-breaking drought that has left a parched swath across much of the Southeastern United States and could have long-lasting ... Read More

Keeping Your Tires Properly Inflated Can Help Save the Planet, and May Save Your Life

Thursday October 18, 2007
Watching your tire pressure may seem like a small, even unimportant detail, but it can bring big rewards. Keeping your tires properly inflated is one of the simplest things you ... Read More

How Do Small Businesses Affect the Global Environment?

Wednesday October 17, 2007
Environmental regulations usually focus on large businesses and whole industries, yet small businesses actually generate 60 percent of all commercial waste and cause half of all environmental damage worldwide, according ... Read More

Al Gore and U.N. Panel Share Nobel Peace Prize for Work on Global Warming

Friday October 12, 2007
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have been awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for their ongoing work to alert ... Read More

Largest Environmental Settlement in U.S. History is a Triumph for Public Health

Wednesday October 10, 2007
If you’ve ever started what seemed like a simple home repair or remodeling job only to watch it spiral out of control, you’ll understand how officials at American Electric Power ... Read More

China Latest Nation to Commit to Energy-Efficient Lighting

Thursday October 4, 2007
China, which manufactures 70 percent of the world’s light bulbs, has made a commitment to phase out incandescent light bulbs in favor of more energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs—a move that ... Read More

A Bright Idea Goes Global: Nations Worldwide Phasing Out Incandescent Lighting

Wednesday October 3, 2007
The effort to replace traditional incandescent light bulbs with more efficient compact fluorescent lamps (CFL), light emitting diodes (LED) and other low-energy lighting is quickly becoming a global movement--with countries ... Read More

EPA Decision on Air Quality Standards for Soot and Dust May Cause 24,000 Deaths Annually

Tuesday October 2, 2007
As many as 24,000 Americans could lose their lives every year because of the EPA’s refusal to follow the advice of medical professionals to tighten U.S. air quality standards that ... Read More

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